Pi Day Pie Day and #TOB17 Check

I had friends over to celebrate Pi Day on Tuesday. We made pie.  I failed to get a photo of the pies that everyone made! I don’t know how I forgot to do that. I’m hoping someone did…

I made an apple pie and I made a grape pie. The grape pie, being a novelty, was a devoured! Nothing left of that one. I think everyone loved it. Here’s the before the grape pie went in the oven – so you can easily see the design of the kite and the Greek letters for our sorority: Kappa Alpha Theta. This was an official (fun) meeting for my local Alumnae Chapter. It’s a great group – we have a lot of fun. [If you want to support a REALLY GREAT CAUSE to help children be fully represented in the courts, our philanthropy is CASA/GAL, please click on this link.]

ok. That’s done. [Claps the flour off my hands… I looked for the right GIF but alas, nope.]

To the TOB:

I have decided to attempt a ranking of the 17 books I read for TOB. A snapshot of my favorites as of today, because I find my appreciations are changing as the rounds play out.

FAVORITE to LEAST:

1. My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout – voted out on 3/13
2. Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi – moving to next round 3/16
3. Black Wave by Michelle Tea – out on 3/9 (this was the take-me-by-surprise, loved-it-at-the-end book. PIE!)
4. The Nix by Nathan Hill – a fun one for St. Patrick’s Day
5. Mister Monkey by Francine Prose – battles Sudden Death 3/20
6. Version Control / Dexter Palmer – kicks out my fave 3/13
7. Grief is the Thing With Feathers – Max Porter – UNDERDOG? 3/15
8. The Mothers – Brit Bennett – Mothers continues 3.14 (lots of pie 🙂 )
9. High Dive By Jonathon Lee – out to the Mothers 3/14
10. The Vegetarian by Han Kang – loses to the Birds 3/10
11. Underground Railroad by Whitehead – steamrolling along 3/9
12. All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders – loved it and also seemed to fizzle out. Moving up the bracket 3/10
13. Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue – Play-in round winner! 3/8
14. The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder – had some beautiful sentences. Bounced out in play-in round 3/8
15. We Love You Charlie Freeman by Kathleen Greenridge – too much and too little.
16. Sweet Lamb of Heaven by L Millet – wanted to love but just puzzled me. Had lots of pie! Voted off the island 3/16
17. Moonglow by Chabon – the more I think about it, the less I liked it; me being curmudgeony.
18. The Sport of Kings by CEMorgan – sadly didn’t read, might try via aBook

I’m enjoying AND participating some in the comments! YAY ME. I have added a few books mentioned to the towering toppling tbr, too.

Tomorrow is The Nix vs. We Love You Charlie Freeman! and be sure to wear green, it’s St. Patrick’s Day…

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